Private Equity
Our client, an established global private equity firm based in central London is looking for a Finance / Portfolio Manager to join the team. Reporting to the Finance Director, this is a newly created role which is broad and varied and involves working with numerous stakeholders. Starting in the next few weeks, this is a fantastic temp to perm opportunity.
Description
The duties and responsibilities for this Finance / Portfolio Manager role include but are not limited to:
- Assistance with the onboarding of new investments and resolution of post-deal issues.
- Assist on deal related activities (due diligence, funds flow, KYC, analysis).
- Review of monthly management packs and liquidity models and assessing funding needs.
- Ad hoc analysis of Portfolio company financial information.
- Development and management of an internal audit programme for the Portfolio Companies.
- Assist with internal reporting processes, and assisting with internal, quarterly reporting to various stakeholders.
- Establishment and management of UK portfolio holding companies (including development and maintenance of substance requirements, taxation compliance)
- Lead UK statutory reporting obligations, including preparing statutory accounts, liaising and coordinating with annual audit processes, developing portfolio-wide accounting solutions, and coordinating statutory books in conjunction with various legal firms.
- Support the Finance Director and Fund Operations team with ad hoc special projects.
- Assist Investment, Strategic Operations, Investor Relations, and Compliance teams, among others, as required.
Skills
The skills and experience required for this Finance / Portfolio Manager role include but are not limited to:
- Qualified Accountant (ideally Big 4 audit trained) with 5+ years relevant post-qualified experience.
- Excellent technical knowledge of IFRS/UK GAAP.
- Experience within the leisure / hospitality industry is advantageous.
- Ability to work with limited oversight and across different time zones with other members of the team.
- Ability to communicate and interact professionally and effectively through written and oral communication with internal teams, and service providers.
- Advanced Excel.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Motivated work ethic and desire to expand one’s knowledge, impact, and role.
- Ability to prioritise, multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Apply
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Please note that due to the expected volume of applications, we will only be able to respond to those candidates whose experience closely matches the requirements of our client. We are sorry, but if you have not heard from us within the next ten days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Walker Hamill has been a specialist finance and strategy recruiter for over 30 years. We have an extensive client group, including major multinational listed organisations, private equity backed businesses and privately owned companies. We recruit across all sectors and have particularly strong client relationships in media, retail, pharma/biotech, technology, property/real estate, leisure and business services. Headquartered in London, we have additional offices in continental Europe.